Remote Product Owner - Federal Data & AI Platform

ICF

Charlotte (NC)

Remote

USD 81,000 - 139,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

ICF’s Digital Modernization Division is seeking a Product Owner to manage contractor-side backlog readiness for a data/AI platform aligned with federal programs. You will translate approved needs into features, stories, and testable criteria while guiding discovery, backlog grooming, and release planning with the Agile Delivery Manager and Functional Lead.

Remote role with a preference for DC-area residents; occasional onsite client meetings in Washington, DC.

Qualifications

U.S. Citizenship required for federal contract.
Reside in the U.S. and authorized to work in the U.S.
Bachelor’s degree or four years of related experience in lieu of degree.
Minimum 6 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Owns contractor-side backlog readiness for an assigned delivery domain and ensures approved needs are translated into features, user stories, requirements, and testable acceptance criteria before refinement.
Leads discovery, stakeholder clarification, backlog grooming, dependency identification, decision tracking, and sprint-ready story preparation with the Functional Lead and Agile Delivery Manager.
Supports the Senior Product Manager and VA Product Owner but does not replace Government authority for priority, sequencing, approval, or acceptance.
Apply Agile product management, requirements analysis, user stories, acceptance criteria, backlog refinement, stakeholder facilitation, domain discovery, and dependency management to support role delivery.
Collaborate with relevant product, engineering, security, governance, quality, and customer-facing stakeholders as required by the role.
Document work products, decisions, risks, and delivery evidence to support traceability and continuous improvement.